The Original Collectors Series: Cincinnati, OH


I’m a private dealer and I exhibit at art fairs throughout the world. This sale is made up of my pieces and another dealer’s, who became a good friend after we bonded over mutual love and admiration for the Pop artists James Rosenquist and Claes Oldenburg. Both of those artists have works featured here. Oldenburg is an expert draftsman, so it makes sense that he gravitated towards creating, Soft Pencil Sharpener. It’s an amazing drawing; he did it directly on the plate and it harkens back to the soft sculptures he created in the early 1960s for his installation The Store.

I previously owned animation and fine art galleries, which is why I tend to collect prints — they allow me to frame a work as large or small as I want and really activate a space; something you don’t typically do when collecting works on canvas. I’m also an old soul and have focused on artists who rose to prominence during the 1960s — Oldenburg, Lichtenstein, Warhol. My fellow dealer really enjoys the Beach Scenes he collected by Eric Fischl at the beginning of his career in the 1980s. He’s been a dealer and collector for over fifty years and is much more broad in what he brings in – his tastes span from the 1950s through the 1990s.

I started collecting when I was 16 so I’ve been an art collector for thirty years. I have an enormous house in historic Hillsborough, North Carolina, with every square inch of wall space covered by art.

The Original Collectors Series: Cincinnati, OH
The Original Collectors Series: Cincinnati, OH
Ida van Bladel 1973 Levi's Poster

Ida van Bladel 1973 Levi's Poster

Final Bid
$485
Itzchak Tarkay Original Limited Edition Serigraph "Reminiscing"

Itzchak Tarkay Original Limited Edition Serigraph "Reminiscing"

Final Bid
$220
Alexander Calder Artist's Proof Color Lithograph "Le Poisson"

Alexander Calder Artist's Proof Color Lithograph "Le Poisson"

Final Bid
$1,401
Sam Francis Limited Edition Ceramic Plates

Sam Francis Limited Edition Ceramic Plates

Final Bid
$240
Fernand Leger Stone Lithograph on Paper "Les Soldats"

Fernand Leger Stone Lithograph on Paper "Les Soldats"

Final Bid
$1,300
John Beerman Aquatint with Applied Gold Leaf

John Beerman Aquatint with Applied Gold Leaf

Final Bid
$311
Small Bronze Sculpture After Henry Moore

Small Bronze Sculpture After Henry Moore

Final Bid
$527
Rick Ball Original Oil Painting "Jairu's Daughter’s Dance," 1989

Rick Ball Original Oil Painting "Jairu's Daughter’s Dance," 1989

Final Bid
$575
Elmyr De Hory Portrait

Elmyr De Hory Portrait

Final Bid
$1,200
Salvador Dalí Original LE Engraving "Le Singe et le Léopard"

Salvador Dalí Original LE Engraving "Le Singe et le Léopard"

Final Bid
$700
David Salle Etching and Aquatint "The Universe Mender II"

David Salle Etching and Aquatint "The Universe Mender II"

Final Bid
$310
Shusaku Arakawa Color Lithograph "Chain of Command"

Shusaku Arakawa Color Lithograph "Chain of Command"

Final Bid
$121
Allan Gould Original Oil on Canvas Painting "Ibiza"

Allan Gould Original Oil on Canvas Painting "Ibiza"

Final Bid
$310
Henry Moore Stone Lithograph "Sculptural Objects"

Henry Moore Stone Lithograph "Sculptural Objects"

Final Bid
$703
James Brown Limited Edition Serigraph "Moroccan Head"

James Brown Limited Edition Serigraph "Moroccan Head"

Final Bid
$1,051
Guyol Bronze and Crystal Sculpture "Allegro"

Guyol Bronze and Crystal Sculpture "Allegro"

Final Bid
$240
Ernest Shaw Original Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper

Ernest Shaw Original Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper

Final Bid
$1,056
Robert Indiana Signed LE Embossed Serigraph "To Draw a Straight Line"

Robert Indiana Signed LE Embossed Serigraph "To Draw a Straight Line"

Final Bid
$196
James Rosenquist Five Color Lithograph "Moonbeam Mistaken for the News"

James Rosenquist Five Color Lithograph "Moonbeam Mistaken for the News"

Final Bid
$1,024
Edward Steichen Gelatin Silver Print "The Blue Sky"

Edward Steichen Gelatin Silver Print "The Blue Sky"

Final Bid
$650
Carol Anthony "Scrapbook Dew of Little Clouds" Mixed Media

Carol Anthony "Scrapbook Dew of Little Clouds" Mixed Media

Final Bid
$285
Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Hell Canto 23"

Salvador Dalí Wood Engraving "Hell Canto 23"

Final Bid
$500
Robert Kaupelis Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting

Robert Kaupelis Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting

Final Bid
$500
John Beerman Aquatint with Applied Gold Leaf

John Beerman Aquatint with Applied Gold Leaf

Final Bid
$876
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The Original Collectors Series: Cincinnati, OH

Which one is your favorite?

You want me to choose my favorite work? That’s like choosing a favorite child. It’s impossible. These are all my babies that you have for sale. Some works that I’m really fond of are the LOVE poems by Robert Indiana. Not many people know this, but Indiana was first and foremost a poet. When typing one of his poems on a typewriter, he created his iconic LOVE with the O turned 45 degrees to the right and the VE directly below. These are hands down his most important works, as they incorporate his own original poetry with color impressions of his iconic treatment of the word. Who wouldn’t want LOVE on their wall?

Which piece are you happy will hang in a new place?

There are a few! The Dali Earth Goddess, as I’m a huge fan of the Surrealist master. The piece was actually a gift from Dali directly to the publisher, and I acquired it from the publisher when he retired. Then there’s the Sam Francis limited edition plates, which can actually be used. I just love functional art! And finally, the Mark Kostabi piece; I love the dinosaurs wearing pointy hats, it just cracks me up everytime I look at it. Isn’t that what art is all about? Making you feel good and happy to see it hanging on your wall?

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